When you choose a colorful blouse or skirt but later decide it doesn’t really work you return it for another. That doesn’t work as easily when you’re choosing your carpet color to go into the living areas of your home.

Today’s carpet comes in many diverse colors and patterns to satisfy a myriad of personal choices. You may want the carpet color you choose to blend in with furniture and fabrics. You may decide to make a statement about your style by making it a vibrant focal point of the room by choosing a contrasting color. On the other hand, you may want it to match the walls to blend into the background.Many Carpet Colors

Carpet helps to create a home’s atmosphere. It can unite your decorative elements and can make a room look spacious. If you want it to match the furniture, draperies or painted walls, choose a carpet with a similar hue. Environmental colors like stony neutrals, deep greens, rosy quartz and blues are popular.

Darker colors in a room provide coziness while lighter colors make a room seem larger. Cool greens and blues have a soothing effect and warm colors can have a warming effect in a room that lacks light.

Practical considerations like new stain and soil-resistant yarns make today’s lighter colors easier to clean. The darker colors and textures are good at hiding dirt in highly trafficked areas.

Finally, know that the color you choose will change under different lighting conditions. So, you may consider a carpet sample that you can view in your home by daylight and at night by artificial light.